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Round Rock New Neighbors is a social organization of women welcoming women in the Round Rock area since 1978. Both "new" and "old" neighbors are welcome. For more information: rrnewneighbors.org [Barnes & Noble requires that RRNN's book club be open to the public, so you do not need to be an RRNN member to attend book club, and both men and women are welcome and do attend. ]

Literary Events

Click here to see the trailer for Stephen Spielberg's Ready Player One, currently in theaters. Look for the DeLorean. (Hint-it's moving quickly and is black and you're more likely to find it if you watch one of the explanatory videos that elaborates on the trailer.) If you want to, stay on the YouTube page and see lots more about Ready Player One. After all, it's a movie about the native online generation.

Great and uplifting film!

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Barnes & Noble La Frontera hosts the first meeting of a new nationwide Barnes & Noble Book Club May 2nd, 6:00 - 7:00 PM at Barnes & Noble La Frontera. The book is Female Persuasion, by Meg Wolitzer. The book is available at Barnes & Noble La Frontera.

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HILL COUNTRY AUTHORS SERIES

The Friends of the Georgetown Public Library will host their 36th author event on Tuesday May 15, 2018 at 2 PM, in the Community Rooms of the library located at 402 W. 8th St.

The featured speaker will be local author, MJ Hegar, who published ‘Shoot Like a Girl’ in 2017.

In Shoot like A Girl, MJ takes the reader on a dramatic journey through her military career: an inspiring, humorous, and thrilling true story of a brave, high-spirited, and unforgettable woman who has spent much of her life ready to sacrifice everything for her country, her fellow man, and her sense of justice.

Tickets are $15 in advance.They’re available at the Second-Hand Prose bookstore on the second floor of the library, and online at www.folgeorgetown.org/calendar. Tickets are available at the door for $18.A dessert and beverage from the Red Poppy Coffee Company is included.

The event begins at 2 PM; doors open at 130 PM.Proceeds are used to fund unbudgeted items and other ongoing library projects.

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

What's ahead for Round Rock Public Library?

Prior to our recent World Made by Hand discussion (and thank you again, Pat, for leading us to such a thought-provoking title) several of you asked important questions about the library's post-bond-approval plans.

My answer each time was something like, "I'd love to know that, as well," but here's more definitive information: Michelle Cervantes, the library's director, has posted to the Library Master Plan blog. Her entry, titled, "The bond passed. Now what?" covers FAQs. And we're all looking forward to learning updates as developments occur!

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Books Read

May is Comedy Month!

On May 21st, we will discuss The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific, by Maarten Troost. This book is categorized as "ethnography" or "geography," so it is essentially true. It is an uncommon rendition of reality in this South Sea Island, in contrast with typical advertisements for travel in the South Pacific. It has a reputation for causing laughter! See what you think!

Copies of the book are or soon will be available at Barnes & Noble La Frontera in the Fiction/Literature section, or maybe a travel/geography section (final answer to be published here later) under "Troost." If you want to check to be sure there is a copy on the shelf, you can call Barnes & Noble (512) 600-0088.

A History Mystery for June

June 18th, we'll discuss Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann. This is a history mystery. This true story is about the Osage Indians in the United States in the 1920s. Wealth happened and then murders happened. As much as is known about this is covered.

Copies will be available at Barnes & Noble La Frontera soon, in the history section under Moriarty.

Books Nominated Not Chosen

Just Mercy, by Brian Stevenson

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in Northern Korea, by Barbara Demick

Books Mentioned at the Recent Meeting

WLT: A Radio Romance, by Garrison Keillor

The Bible: Old Testament

Small Great Things, by Jody Picoult

Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Books Mentioned at Previous Meetings

Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Small Great Things, by Jody Picoult

The Bible: Old Testament

WLT: A Radio Romance, by Garrison Keillor

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Jonathan Safran Foer

Lost City of the Monkey Gods, by Douglas Preston

The Case for God, by Karen Armstrong

The Underground Girls Of Kabul: The Hidden Lives of Afghan Girls Disguised as Boys, by Jenny Nordberg

Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan, by Jenny Nordberg

Going Rogue, by Sarah Palin

Half Broke Horses, by Jeannette Walls

An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting With Destiny, by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, by Robert M. Pirsig (2nd time on this list)

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, author unknown

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, by Annie Dillard

The Road to Wellville, by T.C. Boyle

Same Kind of Different as Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together, by Ron Hall

It Can't Happen Here, by Sinclair Lewis

Delicious, by Ruth Reichl

The Sympathizer, by Viet Thanh Nguyen

Micro, by Michael Crichton

Supergods: What Masked Vigilantes, Miraculous Mutants, and a Sun God from Smallville Can Teach Us about Being Human, by Grant Morrison

Conan the Barbarian, by Robert E. Howard

Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Shiefs of Staff, and the Lies that Led to Vietnam, by H.R. McMaster